Women’s Economic Empowerment in Agriculture Program Consultant

Position Mandate

Resonance is seeking candidates for the consultancy, Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) in Agriculture Program, an initiative of Investing in Women to Strengthen Supply Chains, a Global Development Alliance (GDA) between PepsiCo and USAID to make the business case for WEE in agricultural supply chains.  

USAID and PepsiCo work together to strengthen women’s agricultural skills and access to resources within PepsiCo’s supply chains to demonstrate the value of women’s contributions to core business and impact goals. The GDA aims to ensure that women – as farmers or workers – benefit from being directly or indirectly involved within PepsiCo’s supply chains while also being empowered within their households and communities.

The consultant will provide critical support to the PepsiCo Agro Team to implement a series of gender-equitable programs named the “DARE Projects” that reflect the next phase of GDA programming. These projects were co-designed by the PepsiCo Agro Team, Sustainability Team, and GDA staff during a recent Agro Academy focused on gender equitable supply chain management.

The DARE projects include the following:

• Scale up Gender Smart Farms Positive (GSF+) model
• Women Farmers’ Club – creates a platform to develop and pilot model farms, socialize agricultural knowledge and skills, and promote a collaborative relationship with women farmers
• Scale up of the Digital Farmers’ Diary application
• Women-led Mechanization Pilot in Gia LaI
• Smart Agro – digitalization of contractual operations to reduce time and cost for both the Agro Team and famers
• Improving farmers satisfaction and strengthening the relationship between farmers and PepsiCo

Company Description

Resonance is a global consulting firm that delivers market-based solutions to address the world’s toughest challenges.

We work with changemakers in the private sector and the international development community to solve wicked problems and promote market opportunity. We specialize in development of partnerships, innovation, sustainable business models, and impact finance that drive impactful results.

Across our work, we integrate diverse voices and perspectives. We promote collaboration across sectors and up and down the chain—from the field to the boardroom. Throughout, we translate client ambition into action and impact on the ground.

Resonance is the primary implementing partner of the Global Development Alliance (GDA) between PepsiCo and USAID.

This position will provide support, technical guidance, training, and hands-on coaching to Agro Team members, women farmers, men farmers, seed warehouse workers and group leaders, among others, to help execute DARE project activities and contribute to delivering their intended results. 

The consultant will work in coordination with GDA and PepsiCo staff to support and monitor the implementation of DARE projects’ activities in the most efficient and impactful manner possible. Specific tasks will be defined in the Consultant’s Monthly Work Plans approved by the GDA Country Manager. These Work Plans should be developed in close consultation with the Agro Team. The consultant will deliver expertise, guidance/coaching, support, and direct training to various PepsiCo supply chain stakeholders.

The consultant will be responsible for:

• Facilitating implementation of the DARE projects in coordination with PepsiCo and the GDA teams
• Supporting the Women Farmers’ Club with regular activities
• Providing direct, hands-on training/coaching for women farmers, warehouse workers/group leaders, and other stakeholders using GDA provided curriculum
• Elevating any challenges or issues to the purview of the GDA Country Manager

Deliverables:

• Approved Monthly Detailed Work Plans including specific activities and consultant’s tasks
• Training Reports including content summary, methodological approach, number of participants, participant type (Agro Team member, farmer, seed warehouse worker, etc.), and other relevant information for each training conducted under this consultancy
• Roadmaps to guide the implementation of the DARE projects and to integrate Women Economic Empowerment in the day-to-day activities of the Agro team.

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, organizational management, business administration, or another relevant field.
• At least 5 years of prior work experience with employee training, change management, organizational optimization, or similar projects.
• Prior knowledge of the Vietnamese agricultural sector is preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Prior experience working with international corporations or donor organizations (like USAID) is strongly preferred.
• Advanced professional fluency in Vietnamese and English (written English required, spoken English preferred).

• Knowledge and experience of gender transformative approaches and WEE
• Experience working with women’s groups and farmer’s associations and initiatives that increase adoption of innovative agricultural practices.
• Experience/knowledge of the potato value chain is preferred.
• Knowledge and experience in Organic/sustainable agriculture certification programs is an advantage.
• Agriculture: local agricultural policies, agricultural demo farm implementation, best approaches to sustainable farming practices, agricultural trade and food policies, local land tenure laws and policy frameworks.
• Project Management: concepts, techniques, and procedures of program management, evaluation, and reporting and budgeting.

This role is based primarily in and around Lam Dong province. The consultant is also expected to complete occasional field assignments and work-related travel to Dak Lak and Gia Lai provinces, or other provinces within Vietnam

This position operates in a professional office environment, and routinely requires the use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones, printers, photocopiers, and filing cabinets.

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

As a part of the responsibilities for this job, the employee is required to communicate, detect, converse with, discern, convey, express oneself, and exchange information orally and in writing with others. The employee must be able to remain in a stationary position, sitting at a desk for prolonged periods, move or traverse inside the office and facilities; operate, activate, use, prepare, inspect, place, detect, or position computers and other office equipment, such as a calculator, copy machine, furniture, and computer printer. The employee must be able to make substantial repetitive motions of the wrists, hands and fingers.  The employee must be able to lift and move up to 15lbs at times.

It is required that candidates for this role currently have work authorization in Vietnam.

Women are strongly encouraged to apply.

To apply, please submit your resume via email to [email protected] [1] with subject: “Women Economic Empowerment Consultant” by September 10,2024.

Women are encouraged to apply.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Policy of Resonance is to provide a fair and equal employment opportunity for all associates and job applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability. Resonance hires and promotes individuals solely based on their qualifications for the job.

Resonance believes that employees should be provided with a working environment which enables each associate to be productive and to work to the best of his or her ability. We do not condone or tolerate an atmosphere of intimidation or harassment based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability.

We expect and require the cooperation of all employees in maintaining a discrimination and harassment-free atmosphere.

HOW TO APPLY

Please send CV and Cover Letter to [email protected] [2]. Please include your desired daily rate in your application information.

Applications will be accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.